Heralds Digest

  “Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?” ‭‭James‬ ‭4:11-12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The difference between constructive criticism and destructive criticism is clearly not in the noun ‘criticism’, but in its qualifier. Although both qualifiers - constructive and destructive - use the law, the divergent motives always make the difference in the application of the same law. While constructive criticism clearly applies the law with the motive of love, destructive criticism applies the same law with the motive of justice. Unfortunately, no one can love and judge at the same time. In order to actively correct evil doing in the fellowship at home and in relationships among associate, love provides a stronger and more reliable law leveller than j...

  “You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.” James‬ ‭4:2-3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Whenever willingness to release matches willingness to receive, asking and receiving will be simple as ABC. Unfortunately, the increasing trend of insecurity, corruption, societal problems and instabilities in family, among friends and between fellowship is an evidence of misplacement between the asking and receiving lines. Unpleasant desires, inordinate ambitions, and self-centred disposition have always created an atmosphere of war, infighting, mistrust, and under-development. The unfortunate part of all aggressive quest and processions in life for selfish consumption is the lack of satisfaction, peace and pleasantries. Whereas, little is always much, when obtained with God and in obedience to His revealed will. Therefore, when receivin...